Cataulacus huberi is an armored tree-dwelling ant common across central Africa.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Cataulacus huberi is an armored tree-dwelling ant common across central Africa.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Dolichoderus lutosus

Armenia, Belize
Diacamma sp.

Pursat Province, Cambodia (Laboratory Colony at the University of Illinois)
Odontomachus erythrocephalus

Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia
Ants of the Camponotus subgenus Myrmobrachys often walk with their gasters tucked characteristically under their bodies.

Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Dolichoderus attelaboides

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
The South American species Dolichoderus rugosus is one of the largest and most distinct members of its genus.

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
Gigantiops destructor

Archidona, Napo, Ecuador
The South American species Dolichoderus rugosus is one of the largest and most distinct members of its genus.

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
The South American species Dolichoderus rugosus is one of the largest and most distinct members of its genus.

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
The South American species Dolichoderus rugosus is one of the largest and most distinct members of its genus.

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
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